Packing-box.



G. CERF.-

I PACKING BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28, 1907.

Patgnted May 25, 1909.

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GUSTAVE ones, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

PACKING-BOX.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I,GUs'rAvn CERF, a citi Zen of'the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, h aveinvented a new and Improved Packing- Box, of which the'following is a full, clear,

and exact description.

j The invention relates to wooden receptacle's andits object is to provide a new and improved packing box, which is simple, durable and collapsible in construction, more especially designed for packing and shipyping' drygoods and otherheavy pieces and articles of merchandise, and arranged to permit of conveniently setting up the parts or disconnecting the same, for forming a small bu'ndle capable of being stored and shipped in a comp aratively small space.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same,

whichwill be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

. A. practicalembodiment of the invention is represented inthe accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in

which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a sectionalperspective view of the improvement; Fig. 2 is a reduced plan view of the improvement; Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional plan view of one corner of the box, and Fig. at is an enlarged transverse section of the improvement on the line 4c l of Fig. 2.

- The packing box consists essentially of i the sides A, A, the ends B, B, the bottom t) andthe top D adapted to be fastened to the sides and ends by nails E or like fastening devices after the box is filled with the articles of merchandise to be packed and shipped. On the inner faces of the sides A,

'A and the ends B, B are fastened the vertically disposed metallic plates F, F having their free ends formed nto flanges adapted to interlock with a v1ew to form a double seam F extending in the joint between the sides A A and the corresponding Specification. of Letters Patent.

A Application filed June 28, 1907. Serial No. 381,228.

Patented May 25, 1909.

reached from the outside after the box is once closed.

The bottom C is adapted to rest 011 cleats G secured to the sides A, A and the ends B, B at their lower ends and at the inner faces thereof, so that the bottom C can be readily dropped in place after the sides A, A and the ends B, B are slidingly connected with each other at the interlocking flanges forming the double seams F Now in order to retain the bottom C in position on the cleats G, retaining flanges H are provided, riveted or otherwise secured to sundry o-f the metallic plates F, F (as shown in Fig. 2, to the metallic plates F only), and the said retaining flanges H are preferably made of spring metal and toothed at the lower ends, and which ends project inward somewhat from the inner faces of the plates F or F, so as to engage the top of the bottom C to hold the same against accidental displacement.

l Vhen it is desired to knock down the box, it is only necessary for the operator to press the flanges H inward, to allow the bottom C to be lifted up past the flanges H and out of the box.

In order to assemble a set-up packing box, it is only necessary for the operator to en-' gage the interlocking flanges of the metallic plates F, F with each other at each corner of the box and then the operator places the bottom G into the box and presses the same downward, so as to pass the retaining flanges H, which by their resiliency first bend outward toward the inner faces of the plates F, and then spring inward to stand with their free ends over the upper face of the bottom G, as plainly indicated in Figs. 1 and a, to hold the bottom G against accidental displacement. The packing box can now be filled with dry goods and other heavy pieces and articles of merchandise, and then the cover D is fastened in place on the top of the sides and ends by the use of nails E or other fastening devices.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a box constructed in the manner described is exceedingly strong and durable, and the several parts are securely held together and the sides and ends are strongly reinforced by the metallic plates F and F securely interlocked by the interlocking flanges forming the strong double seam, lying snugly in the *joints between the sides and ends, so as to form no undesirable projection on the outside or inside of the packing box.

A packing box constructed in the manner above set forth and shown in the drawings can be cheaply constructed, and when not in use the bottom C can be readily removed and then the sides and the ends disconnected at the double seams F by sliding the ends or sides one on the other in a vertical direction until the interlocking flanges of each seam disengage each other.

The disconnected parts can be readily placed one on top of the other, so as to form an exceedingly small bundle which can be placed in a comparatively small space for storing or shipping purposes.

By using the metallic plates F and F in the manner described, ordinary lumber instead of tongued and grooved portions may be readily used, thus cheapening the manufacture of the packing box to a considerable extent, and by the use of the plates F and F the ordinary outside strapping ands can be entirely dispensed with.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A packing box having its sides provided 011 their inner faces adjacent to the edges thereof with metallic plates extending throughout the length of the sides and having at their longitudinal edges interlocking flanges arranged in the joints of the sides, the said sides being provided on their inner faces at their lower ends with transverse cleats, a bottom fitting within the sides and resting loosely upon the cleats, and a top secured upon the upper ends of the sides.

2-. A packing box having its sides provided on their inner faces adjacent to the edges thereof with metallic plates extending throughout the length of the sides and hav- I ing on their longitudinal edges interlocking flanges arranged in the joints of the sides,

the said sides being provided on their inner faces at the lower ends with transverse cleats, a bottom fitting within the sides and resting upon the cleats, fastening devices on the inner faces of the sides for engaging the bottom to hold it on the said cleats, and a top secured upon the upper ends of the sides.

3. A packing box comprising sides, ends, a bottom and a cover, the sides and ends being provided at the inner faces with metal plates extending the entire length of the sides and ends and terminating in interlocking flanges forming a double seam, each being arranged in the joint between a side and an end, the lower ends of the said sides and ends being provided at the inner faces with cleats for the said bottom to rest on, and spring retainers secured to the inner faces of sundry of the said plates for engagement at their lower inwardly projecting ends with the upper face of the said bottom.

4. A packing box comprising sides, ends, a bottom and a cover, the sides and ends being provided at the inner faces with metal plates terminating in interlocking flanges forming a double seam, each being arranged in the joint between a side and an end, the lower ends of the said sides and ends being provided at the inner faces with cleats for the said bottom to rest on, and metallic retainers secured to the inner faces of sundry of the said plates for engagement at their lower inwardly projecting ends with the upper face of the said bottom, the said retainers being in the form of spring plates having their free ends toothed and normally spaced from the inner faces of the corre sponding plates.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of the subscribing witnesses.

GUSTAVE CERF. lVitnesses H. A. Knox, F RANK STARKMAN, ARTHUR KNOX. 

